Crimes and Scams

No matter what your small biz does, you want eyeballs on your website. Whether you’re trying to sell your products or services online, or trying to sell ad space on your pages, more eyeballs equals more revenue. Just make sure those eyeballs are the human kind. Website traffic bot scams are rampant, defrauding small businesses …

Shoplifting and theft of products by staff — is a problem for any retail store. The bigger the store, the bigger the problem. And, usually, the more expensive the item, the more it is stolen or shoplifted. So, it’s only natural for retailers to take precautions. But what if the items being protected behind locked …

In many industries, salespeople earn a living thanks to commissions, which can often get characterized as kickbacks. However, sometimes commissions or kickbacks aren’t necessarily a good way to sell. They may not even be a legal way to sell, particularly in heavily regulated sectors. In short, a kickback is illegal when there is a law …

The Super Bowl is this Sunday. March Madness is right around the corner. And with several states legalizing sports betting recently, 2019 has the potential to be the biggest sports gambling year yet. So, what do small biz owners need to know before sports betting invades their offices? Here are a few legal pointers. 1. …

Some small businesses are licking their proverbial chops about Cyber Monday. Others? Not so much. What’s the difference? Well, your outlook could be a bit different depending on whether you’re an online retailer, or you’re worried about your employees doing some online shopping while on the clock. Either way, small business owners need to be …

As the tumultuous last few years at MoviePass have proven, a subscription-based movie ticketing service is not the easiest thing to figure out. It turns out trying to price a monthly or yearly cost for unlimited movies is pretty tricky. MoviePass competitor Sinemia is also having trouble with its pricing model. Or, more accurately, is …

Cities all across the country are putting pressure on various parts of the e-cigarette industry, in an attempt to dampen what is being called a “teenage vaping epidemic.” For years, the federal government had been fighting traditional cigarette manufacturers, trying to eliminate sales and marketing to those under 18. But the e-cig movement blindsided officials, …

There’s a lot you need to worry about as an entrepreneur. Can you hire the right team and get the equipment, materials, or data to execute your vision? Is it scalable? Is it even really that good of an idea in the first place? Your nascent business may be the victim of a supply shortage, …